It was always a wish to someday go to these one of the most important holy place nestled high up in the Himalayas,the mountain range from which the holy Ganges flows.
In Hinduism there are four holy places located in the four corners of India which a Hindu should visit in a lifetime to absolve one's sins and they are Badrinath in the north ,Rameshwaram in the south,Puri in the west and Dwarka in the west.
Kedarnath is the abode of lord Shiva the destroyer .Lord Shiva is feared as well as revered for protection.
As I had done three of the above places it was time I felt to take the fourth one Badrinath.
We started off from Delhi en route going to Rishikesh a holy town on the Ganges from where the foothills of the Himalayas starts.
May is the month that I decided to start for my spiritual journey and it happened to be the month very popular for the people to go to mountains as it gets very hot in the plains also it is an auspicious month for doing spiritual activity.Multitude of people coming from all over India mainly from the rural areas for whom it is perhaps the most important aspect of life.
It touched my heart to see these people coming from remote areas without much preparation very old husband and wife ,sons bringing their parents all the way up in this difficult terrain ,big groups of families doing the prayers together,standing for hours in the Que..
As they say faith can move mountains!
In Hinduism there are four holy places located in the four corners of India which a Hindu should visit in a lifetime to absolve one's sins and they are Badrinath in the north ,Rameshwaram in the south,Puri in the west and Dwarka in the west.
Kedarnath is the abode of lord Shiva the destroyer .Lord Shiva is feared as well as revered for protection.
As I had done three of the above places it was time I felt to take the fourth one Badrinath.
We started off from Delhi en route going to Rishikesh a holy town on the Ganges from where the foothills of the Himalayas starts.
May is the month that I decided to start for my spiritual journey and it happened to be the month very popular for the people to go to mountains as it gets very hot in the plains also it is an auspicious month for doing spiritual activity.Multitude of people coming from all over India mainly from the rural areas for whom it is perhaps the most important aspect of life.
It touched my heart to see these people coming from remote areas without much preparation very old husband and wife ,sons bringing their parents all the way up in this difficult terrain ,big groups of families doing the prayers together,standing for hours in the Que..
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| Lakhman Jhula or the hanging bridge over the Ganges |
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| people interacting with a tourist |
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| spiritual experience |
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| evening prayers at the Gangs |
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| holy prayers and a Guru or teacher |
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| offering prayers |
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| At the Ganges |
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| Achild in gods lap |
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| Evening a beautiful sight with people all coming to the river bank from |
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| nature in all its glory |
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| a mountain woman |
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| local beauty |
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| local deity |
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| crowds thronging the start of the 14 kilometre track uphill |
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| mules lined up to take people up the mountain to Kedarnath |
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| an old lady carried in a palanquin |
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| waterfalls everywhere |
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| people from rural India |
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| four sturdy local people carrying people on their shoulders |
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| size dosent matter faith matters |
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| taking a break |
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| lady on amule wearing a saree |
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| melting glaciers |
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| the famous Kedarnath Temple nestled within snowy mountains |
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| people praying with the priest to absolve their sins |
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| Nandi bull who is also revered |
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| people waing to get inside the temple |
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| A sadhu carrying firewood |
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| holy men who renounce the world |
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| a beautiful doorway |
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| a mountain crow |
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| Rati Temple |
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| and it starts to rain |
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| people waitng to get their turn |
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| street selling |
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| sunrise |
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| snow capped mountains |
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| mountain goats |
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| beautiful mountain dogs |
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| pilgrims going on and on |
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| treacherous roads |
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| some are not so lucky |
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| snow left from the winter |
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| Badrinath Temple |
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| the holy town Badrinath |
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| buying momentos for the family |
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| most of the objects sold for the temples in the homes |
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| Aphotograph to take home |
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| prayers |
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